March 31, 2018 - Il Sole 24 Ore published an editorial by SEP senior fellow Lorenzo Codogno and his colleague Giampaolo Galli. In this article, they argue Italy is an anomalous case because it has posted the lowest growth rates among the developed countries for about a quarter of a century. More innovative solutions can be found. However, new political forces must recognise that the problem of Italy’s broken engine of growth cannot be tackled by worsening the already fragile state of public finances.